Learning Biology with the Animated Agent in Game Based Learning Environment

The paper delineates the design of the animated agent with using Socratic dialogue to facilitate learning in game based learning environment (the biology adventure). Especially, the biology adventure is designed to model virtual scenarios of the human circulatory system. It presents natural phenomena and inquiry prompts to emphasize the conceptual knowledge of the human circulatory system. Specifically, the spatial aesthetics attract students in the interactive environment that represents the complex biology structure. It is the spirit of the game which students play as the biologist. Through the exploration, students interact with the animated agent to examine their concepts continuously as well as organize their mental models.